The main landing gear of a Turkish Airlines plane caught fire and had to be evacuated. There were 104 passengers and 6 crew members on the Turkish Airlines plane that was flying from Istanbul to Anakya. All of the main tires burst out on landing at the airport. The overheated landing gear caused the aircraft to come to a halt. Emergency services cooled the landing gear after the passengers evacuated the plane. The airport reported that the tires exploded on the runway. The plane stopped on the runway. The passengers were guided by personnel on the ground as they disembarked the plane.
The airline's press office stated that there were no injuries during the evacuate. All flights of Turkish Airlines to Hatay were canceled today.
The tire of our plane blew as we landed in Hatay. The statement released by the THY Press Office said that due to the explosion, overheating occurred in one of the landing gear of the plane.
“Our guests and crew were safely evacuated from the aircraft. There is no problem with their health status. It is announced to the public with respect.”
THY Press Office
The Hatay airport was closed until Thursday night because officials were trying to remove the aircraft from the runway. The aircraft was dispatched with the Anti-Skid System.
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The Turkish Airlines plane skidded off the runway and came to a stop with its landing gear collapsing. There were 134 passengers and crew on board the aircraft when the incident occurred.
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On the 22nd of November, the landing gear of a plane fell down, causing the plane to end up in a tilted position. The right main landing gear collapsed as the aircraft was landing on runway 13L.
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On January 5, 2022, a left main gear collapse occurred on a plane that was coming in to land at an airport in Iran. According to Avherald, the 29 years-old aircraft was originally delivered to Malaysia airlines in 1992 and was used for flight RV-6904.
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